Convertible couch and bed.



B.JE FFGOTT. CONVERTIBLE COUCH AND BED.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 8, 1909 Patented Nov. 30, 1909.

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APPLIOATIOH' FILED MAR. 6, 1909.

Eate nted Nov. 30, 1909.

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WITNESSES LEWIS B. JEFFCDTT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CGNVEREIBLE COUCH AND BED.

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To all whom it may concern:

1 Be it :nown that I, LEWIS l3. Jnrrco'r'r, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Monhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Convertible Couch and Bed, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved convertible couch and bed, which can be conveniently converted from a couch into a double bed and vice versa, and when. in the form of a couch the two bed sections are spaced apart to acconiniodnte the bed sections, and when the bed sections are extended they range one alongside the other to form :1 double bed. For the purpose mentioned use is made of a frame on which one bed section is pivoted, and the other bed section is adopted to be raised into an active position or lowered into a, folded position.

A. practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drowings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicote corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1. is a perspective view of the improvement, showing the ports in it partly folded position; Fig. 2 is an enlarged longi tndinsl section of the improvement, showing the bed sections folded to form a conch; Fig. 3 is a cross section of the improvement, showing the bed sections folded to form acouch; Fig. l is at similar view of the some, showing the bed sections extended to term :1. double bed; and Fig. 5 is on enlargedplan view of oneot the counter-balancing springs for the raising and lowering bed section.

Un the posts A of the frame A is nivoted at B the bed section C, adapted to be swung 'into an active )USllZlOKl to reli e elon side the bed section B, as shown in Fig. at, to form a double bed. The bed sect-ion l) is adapted to be raised nnd'lowered on the frenieA, and when in a. lowermost position it is a distance below the other bed. section C swung over into a folded pos tion, as shown in Fig. 3, the bed sections 0 and'l) bein themsonced a )nrt n snfiicient distance V n 1 1 r to pernnt or storing the bed clothes oe- Specifieation of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 6, 1999.

@otented Nov. 3%, ions.

Serial No. Q=S1,G15.

tween them, the frame A being, for the purpose, open at one side, as plainly indicated at the right in Figs. 3 and lVhen the bed sections C and ere in the folded position, then the end rails C" of the bed section C rest on top of the end rails I) of the bed section D, as plainly indicated in Fig. 3, to properly sustain the bed section G above the bed section D. The bed section D is coi'inected at its ends with the bottom of the frame A by raising and lowering mechanisms E, ench formed of pairs of parallel links F, F, G, G, of which the links F, l are pivotally connected with the links G, G and are tulcrnnied on the bottom cross bar of the frame A. The links G, G" are pivot ally connected with the cross hers oil the bed section D, and the links F, ll" ore pivotell; connected with each other by a link H, and a link I connects the link F with the link G so as to insure a proper clos' 1g or opening of the several links, with it view to low or raise the bed section D in i vertical direction. The links G and G are provided with extensions G adapted to abut against projections on the links F end F at the time the links F, G and F, or are in e vertical position, so as to prevent the links from opening too for when raising the section D. The link F is provided with an extension see Fig. 1) pivotally connected with one end of a lever J, fnlcruined at J on the corresponding end rail C", and the lever 'J is pivotally connected by a link it. with e piv oted leg 2 held on the corresponding end of the bed section Now when the bed section C is swung into open position, the le vers J pull on the extensions of the linlts is, so as to cause the raising end lowering device to move from its folded into an open position, thus raising the bed section 1) at the time the bed section 0 is swung over into on extended position. The movement of the bed section C also causes the levers J the legs G into an open position at the time the bed section C rescliies the extended osi.--

tion shown in Fig. -i ,,thiis properly s n 3 in. ing the outer end-of the bed section C from the door.

it will be noticed that when the bed see .95 toect on the linksl; with ii view .toswing.

tions J and Dare in the extended position to form a-doublc bed, as shown in Fig. 4:, then the bed section D is held from moving downward, as the pairs of links F, F, G, G are now in vertical position and are held locked therein by the lovers J connected with the rails C of the bed section 0.

In order to counterbalance the bed section I), use is made of coil springs L, one for each end of the bed section, the coil spring L having preferably two coils and shanks L and L of which the shanks L are attached to the bottom rail of the frame A while the shanks L are attached to. the cross bar of the bed section I). Now when the bed section D moves into a lowermost position, the springs L are compressed, thus preventing a sudden lowering of the bed section D and a too quick swinging over of the bed section U, as the latter is connected by the levers J and the raising and lowering mechanism E with the bed section D.

When the bed sections 0 and D are in the folded position and the bed clothes are stored between the said bed sections, then the upper bed section C receives a light inattiess and cover, so as to provide a couch, and when the bed sections are extended, as shown in Fig. at, they range one alongside the other to form a double bed on which the bed clothes are used.

The folding legs may be dispensed with, and in this case the bed section U is provided with a permanent back, serving as legs for supporting the bed sections C when in an extended or double bed position, and.

forming a back for the couch when the bed St tion C is in the folded position shown in Fig. 3, the couch then forming a davenport, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3. In thiscase the lever J is simply a link between the extension 1 and the rail U.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A convertible couch and bed comprising a frame, a bed section pivoted thereon, a sewnd bed section, and :1. raising and lowering mechanism connected with the saidfrainc and the said second bed section for raising and lowering the same, the Stll'lhllcd sections when in extended position ranging one alongside the other to form a double bed, and when in folded position being one above the other and spaced vapart to accommodate the bed clothes between them, the bed sections having end rails one resting on the other when the bed sections are in folded position.

' a. convertible couch and bed comprisin a frame open at one side, a bed section n united in the frame to raise and lower and provided wi'h end rails, a second bed ention pi ..d to the frame and m'ovidcd with end rails resting on the end rails of the first named section when the sections are in folded position, and means for raising and lowering the said section from the pivoted section.

3. A convertible couch and bed coinprising a frame, a bed section pivoted thereon, a second bed section, a raising and lowering mechanism connected with the said frame and the said second bed section for raising and lowering the same, the said bed sections when in extended position ranging one alongside the other to form a double bed, and when in folded position being one above the other and spaced apart to accommodate the bed clothes between them, the bed sections having end rails, one resting on the other when the bed sections are in folded po sition, levers connecting the said mechanism with the end rail of the pivoted bed section, folding legs on the said pivoted bed section, and links connecting the folding legs with the saidlevers.

d. A convertible couch and bed comprising a frame, a bed section in the frame, raising and lowering mechanism for said section, a second section pivoted to the frame and adapted to fold upon the first section or to extend alongside of said section to form a double bed, said pivoted section being provided with hinged legs, and means connecting the pivoted section and its legs with the raising and lowering mechanism, whereby the legs of the pivoted section will be folded or opened and the section in the frame raised or lowered according as the pivoted section is extended or folded.

5. A convertible couch and bed comprising a frame, a bed section in the frame, at raising and lowering mechanism for the section, a second bed section pivoted to the frame and adapted to fold upon the first section or extend alongside of the same to form a double bed, said pivoted section being provided with pivoted legs, means for operating the raising and lowering mechanism from the pivoted bed section, and a connec tion between the legs and the said means, whereby the legs will be operated thereby.

(3. A convertible couch and bed comprising a frame, a bed section in the frame, raising and lowering mechanism for the section, a second bed section pivoted to the frame and adapted to fold upon the first section or to extend alongside of the same to form a double bed, a counterbalancing coiled spring having shanks, one of which is sectlred to the frame and the other to the bed section in the frame, and means for operating the raising and lowering mechanism from the pivoted bed section.

7. A convertible couch and bed provided with a frame, a pivoted bed section on the said frame, a second bed section, folding connections between the said frame and the name to this specification in the presence of said secondbed section at the ends thereof, two subscribing witnesses. and coil springs each having two coils and I 1 provided with shanks, of which one connects IS JEFB COTT' 5 With the frame and the other With the sec- Witnesses: 1

and bed section. THEO. G. Hosmn, In testimony whereof I have signed my I JOHN DAVIS. 

